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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When Is Trump’s Promise To Iran That “Help Is On The Way” Finally Going To Happen?

There was a horrific, chaotic carnage in the streets of Iran during a nationwide protest on January 8 and 9. Tens of thousands of unarmed protesters were shot dead in an indiscriminate slaughter...

FRED FIRST: Missouri’s Capitol City: First-Time Tourist

I could not possibly do justice to my first visit a half hour south of...

BOB BROWN: The Triumph of Terrible Feelings Over Judgment

Today, our way of life is dominated by powerful, fast-moving, extreme emotions — especially anger,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Owes The UK An Apology

I read a disturbing and disquieting article in the New York Times on January 23 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) Is a Defeatist

I read an article in the New York Post by Emily Crane on January 26 entitled,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Ukraine‘s War Against Russia Is Unwinnable

Ukraine’s present war against nuclear armed Russia, which started when Putin attacked Ukraine on February 24, 2022 is unwinnable. This is despite the fact...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: The Legislator and the Ombudsman

During the recent election season, many congressional candidates who voted against various spending bills were criticized by their opponents for voting against those bills...

DENNIS GARVIN: Banking On The Afterlife – Or Not

I have spent many years in thought about what I write below. I anticipate scoffers. Thus, I must present my credentials. Not as a...

MIKE KEELER: Out of The Darkness Came A Pretty Bright Idea

Hamburg is one tough town. Since it was established by Charlemagne in 808 as the northern outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg has...

BOB BROWN: At Last . . .

Few people experience within themselves a burst of quiet illumination.  It unites the cognitive, sacred, and deeply emotional realization of awareness that something entirely...

SERWAN ZANGANA: The Threat of BRICS Currency to The U.S Dollar

 In April 2023, in an event in Roanoke, I asked Senator Mark Warner, D, VA, about the threat of BRICS on the American dollar...